Morehouse College

Longtime Hampton University employee Laron Clark Jr. died Monday. He was 80.

Clark first came to HU in 1975 as its director of development, the title of which was changed in 1984 to vice president for development. He held that position until 1998, when he became vice president of institutional advancement at Morehouse College in Atlanta, his alma mater.

He returned to Hampton in 2001, where he was appointed vice president for development. Between July 2014 and July 2017 he was the university’s associate vice president, and then served as vice president for development again until his death.

“I have lost a trusted adviser and a dear, valued friend,” President William R....

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